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[CITE: 16USC1812]

 
                         TITLE 16--CONSERVATION
 
             CHAPTER 38--FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
 
  SUBCHAPTER II--UNITED STATES RIGHTS AND AUTHORITY REGARDING FISH AND 
                            FISHERY RESOURCES
 
Sec. 1812. Highly migratory species

    The United States shall cooperate directly or through appropriate 
international organizations with those nations involved in fisheries for 
highly migratory species with a view to ensuring conservation and shall 
promote the achievement of optimum yield of such species throughout 
their range, both within and beyond the exclusive economic zone.

(Pub. L. 94-265, title I, Sec. 102, Apr. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 336; Pub. L. 
99-659, title I, Sec. 101(b), Nov. 14, 1986, 100 Stat. 3707; Pub. L. 
101-627, title I, Sec. 103(a), Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4439; Pub. L. 
104-297, title I, Sec. 104, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3563.)


                               Amendments

    1996--Pub. L. 104-297 substituted ``shall promote the achievement of 
optimum yield'' for ``promoting the objective of optimum utilization''.
    1990--Pub. L. 101-627 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The sovereign rights and exclusive fishery 
management authority asserted by the United States under section 1811 of 
this title over fish do not include, and may not be construed to extend 
to, highly migratory species of fish.''
    1986--Pub. L. 99-659 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, 
section read as follows: ``The United States shall exercise exclusive 
fishery management authority, in the manner provided for in this 
chapter, over the following:
        ``(1) All fish within the fishery conservation zone.
        ``(2) All anadromous species throughout the migratory range of 
    each such species beyond the fishery conservation zone; except that 
    such management authority shall not extend to such species during 
    the time they are found within any foreign nation's territorial sea 
    or fishery conservation zone (or the equivalent), to the extent that 
    such sea or zone is recognized by the United States.
        ``(3) All Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond the fishery 
    conservation zone.''


                    Effective Date of 1990 Amendment

    Section 103(c) of Pub. L. 101-627 provided that: ``The amendments 
made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect on 
January 1, 1992.''

                  Section Referred to in Other Sections

    This section is referred to in section 1811 of this title.
